ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200998
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| Date: | Monday 16 February 1942 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z9229 |
| MSN: | KN-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sherbourne, Warwick district, Warwickshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Homebound aircraft failed to maintain height on one engine and crashed 3 miles SSW of Warwick.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Sergeant William Paterson Connell RCAF R/60557 [Killed]
2nd Pilot : Pilot Officer James Spalding RAFVR 104503 (NCO:1375763 : Commission Gazetted Friday 19 September, 1941)
Observer : Pilot Officer Edwin Morris Hooper RAFVR 105179 (NCO:1166148 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 23 September, 1941) [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant John Winslow Alexander Giffin RCAF R/76036 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Sergeant Peter Harding Roan RAFVR 934278 [Killed]
Sources:
Bomber Command losses 1942
CWGC
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z9229&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2017 12:50 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 11-Nov-2018 14:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 14:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source] |
| 15-Feb-2024 07:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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